The Spy Who Handed America’s Nuclear Secrets to the Soviets
Nancy Thorndike Greenspan’s “Atomic Spy” offers new material on Klaus Fuchs, the notorious Manhattan Project physicist.
Tragedy in the Middle East
Noah Feldman’s “The Arab Winter” tries to find hope in a grim turn of events.
The Book That Shaped Foreign Policy for a Generation Has More to Say
Hans Morgenthau’s “Politics Among Nations” taught thinkers from George F. Kennan to Henry Kissinger to put national interest above idealism. America is still learning that lesson.
Inside a House in Queens, a Dark Side of the Immigrant Story
Francesca Momplaisir’s debut novel, “My Mother’s House,” examines the depths of depravity from three perspectives, including a home’s.
A Question of Theme
An author offers an alternative perspective for his novel, while readers revisit Moynihan and comment on the literary tastes of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
The Angry Children Are Our Future
Lydia Millet talks about “A Children’s Bible,” and Barry Gewen discusses “The Inevitability of Tragedy.”
Young BFFs, Looking for Likes in All the Wrong Places
In Abby Sher’s “Miss You Love You Hate You Bye,” two best friends prove to be their own worst enemies.
Working for Social Change, High School Students Find a Social Life
In “Yes No Maybe So,” by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed, two teenagers from different backgrounds feel a spark while canvassing for a local politician.
An Epic Storm Turns a Summer Holiday Into Potent Allegory
In Lydia Millet’s masterly new novel, “A Children’s Bible,” kids and their parents on holiday confront societal collapse when a storm of biblical proportions strikes the Northeast.
In ‘Stray,’ Stephanie Danler Asks How a Victim Becomes a Perpetrator
The author of “Sweetbitter” has written a memoir about the pain she’s suffered from — and caused to — those she’s loved.
New in Paperback: ‘The Old Drift’ and ‘Cake’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Did Jesus Ever Tie the Knot? A New Novel Considers the Question
In “The Book of Longings,” Sue Monk Kidd imagines what it was like to be married to a man who could turn water into wine.
Pandemics of the Past
Two books remind us of other times when humankind suffered from mass contagions.
Jennifer Weiner Used to Read Her Father’s Medical Textbooks for Fun
“I knew a lot about genitals at a very early age.”
‘Sea Wife,’ by Amity Gaige: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Sea Wife,” by Amity Gaige
Coronavirus Notebook: Finding Solace, and Connection, in Classic Books
In this time of crisis, Michiko Kakutani writes, we are reminded that literature provides historical perspective, connecting us with others who lived through similar events.
‘Pelosi,’ by Molly Ball: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Pelosi,” by Molly Ball
‘All Adults Here,’ by Emma Straub: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “All Adults Here,” by Emma Straub
‘Little Eyes,’ by Samanta Schweblin: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Little Eyes,” by Samanta Schweblin
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